No Frills: Football Stickers Chart The Incredible Non-Evolution Of Gareth Barry (Photos)

On the eve of his record-breaking 633rd Premier League appearance, Pies thought it only right to salute the most consistent player in top-flight history: Hastings’ finest, Mr Gareth Barry.

As evident below, nothing has changed much in the 19 years since Barry made his debut for Aston Villa back in the last century.

As a younger man, he did actually do some wild experimentation with his hair – lank curtains, waxed tufts – but when 2007 rolled around, Barry came of age and locked in a utilitarian look that has served him well ever since…